tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post2888545107543607930..comments2023-12-06T00:23:28.790+11:00Comments on Press gallery reform: Where journalism failsAndrew Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-58444365585082559492011-10-12T21:52:55.386+11:002011-10-12T21:52:55.386+11:00Shane: substitute "Peter Hartcher" for &...Shane: substitute "Peter Hartcher" for "The Herald" and I'd agree with you.<br /><br />Notus: she's definitely backsliding, for a while she was in serous danger of getting some perspective.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-60117172838491518712011-10-12T21:15:32.976+11:002011-10-12T21:15:32.976+11:00Annabel has more gravitas than Nikki Savva, deeper...Annabel has more gravitas than Nikki Savva, deeper insight than Chris Berg, reads more books than Samantha Maiden and is better looking that either Michelle Grattan or Lynda Curtis.<br />Journalists only have do as well as their colleagues and she does not need to try hard to be mediocre.Notushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173819673356724711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-83067687078587144522011-10-12T00:57:18.743+11:002011-10-12T00:57:18.743+11:00The Herald is clearly still obsessed with Rudd. Yo...The Herald is clearly still obsessed with Rudd. You know, today's the day the historic carbon price legislation is going through, Sophie Mirabella has been thrown out of the chamber for being Sophie Mirabella, and apparently the biggest headline of the day is Rudd answering a question in Parliament. Gasp! The actual article is pretty shithouse too. Apparently we all should welcome Rudd back into office because otherwise "Labor is resisting the irresistible, the logic of the polls." And the only reason anyone in Labor dislikes Rudd is because he's so popular. *bangs head on desk* <br /><br />There's also this brilliant bit of logic: <br />"The same poll showed that a Rudd return to the prime ministership would transform politics. Labor would move from its lowest support level in the four-decade history of the Nielsen poll to being positioned to win an election against Tony Abbott's Coalition."<br /><br />http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/return-of-mr-popular-raises-hackles-on-both-sides-of-chamber-20111011-1lj7y.htmlShanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-49396640390342287702011-10-09T20:03:36.123+11:002011-10-09T20:03:36.123+11:00Perhaps, Mal, especially when you consider how thi...Perhaps, Mal, especially when you consider how thin-skinned said commentators are. I suspect the comment was designed to illustrate the fact that these guys can dish out that sort of thing but feel immune from copping it back.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-1229320741150369172011-10-09T20:00:53.837+11:002011-10-09T20:00:53.837+11:00Great critical piece. It's a pity that one of...Great critical piece. It's a pity that one of your commenters has called for the bagging and feeding to the sharks of several of the commentariat. While I understand the sentiment perhaps it would have been better just to call them stupid?Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718829693448488816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-52520294805495357702011-10-09T19:43:45.649+11:002011-10-09T19:43:45.649+11:00Mickster, the Drum really is a curate's egg.
...Mickster, the Drum really is a curate's egg.<br /><br />Doug: makes me wonder why she was commissioned to write the piece in the first place.<br /><br />Anon, newswithnipples, HS and Anon2: well said.<br /><br />Casablanca: the Megalogenis piece was excellent. You have to get around the media somehow; good on him for reporting it but you know there is not an editor in the country who can remedy the situation. I will read the Taylor piece.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-60397495961883680662011-10-09T14:49:45.467+11:002011-10-09T14:49:45.467+11:00Another great analysis, Andrew
Journalists as ...Another great analysis, Andrew<br /><br />Journalists as 'pearls before swine' wilfully misreporting events - sums it up for me.<br /><br />Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-84457049023306075462011-10-09T02:59:39.061+11:002011-10-09T02:59:39.061+11:00Annabel Crap would be the more accurate by-line. W...Annabel Crap would be the more accurate by-line. What a light-weight. Excellent critique Andrew.<br /><br />George Megalogenis in Breaking the other drought http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/breaking-the-other-drought/story-fn59niix-1226161553821 states another truism about our gutless journalists and their herd mentality:<br /><br />"The gravity of what Abbott proposes for the political system is not properly understood outside of policy circles because the media doesn't want to get caught on the wrong end of a landslide".<br /><br />Lenore Taylor in Carbon deals mired in jungle of complexity http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/carbon-deals-mired-in-jungle-of-complexity-20111007-1ldgh.html succeeds reasonably well in informing us what she learned at the Australia Indonesia Leadership Dialogue. However, she (or was it an editor) could not resist a gratuitous reference to the Coalition's position, namely it's claim that "all the international carbon markets are dodgy get-rich-quick schemes for carbon traders and [that it]opposes all offshore purchases, a stance most economists say would make Australia's abatement task exponentially more expensive".Casablancanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-44787870585937311332011-10-08T19:33:00.312+11:002011-10-08T19:33:00.312+11:00As I only bother to read Crabb's trite treatis...As I only bother to read Crabb's trite treatises via happenstance these days, and because they are such classic examples of fairy floss for the mind(certainly not dental floss), I usually multi-task and ruminate while I read. <br /> I have thoughts like, "She sure has parlayed her gamine looks and way with casually cutting put-downs to good effect since emigrating from the UK and then South Australia." Also, "Hope she makes heaps o' money and retires youngish because, as the beauty inevitably fades those smart alec snarks she specialises in are going to start looking increasingly tawdry." All thoughts which have as background music, Jarvis Cocker's version of 'The In Crowd'.Hillbilly Skeletonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-60200115189163620792011-10-08T18:35:10.558+11:002011-10-08T18:35:10.558+11:00Spot on. This crap makes me so mad. And ashamed to...Spot on. This crap makes me so mad. And ashamed to call myself a journalist. There is so much group-think in the media that I honestly don't believe they've even noticed how clueless they are being. And all that "refuses to rule out" nonsense makes me want to scream. And send them the bit of Tanner's <em>Sideshow</em> that perfectly ridicules this stupid journalistic habit.newswithnippleshttp://www.newswithnipples.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-25265100977059765202011-10-08T18:26:49.542+11:002011-10-08T18:26:49.542+11:00There is nothing to add, you have nailed it. I am ...There is nothing to add, you have nailed it. I am heartily sick of the snide and pretentious lightweight Crabbe and the other also rans in the msm and particularly the ABC.<br /><br />You expect lies,distortions and flummery from the Murdochracy, why must we be be subjected to it from the national broadcaster?<br /><br />We should rise up on rubbish night and shove these seat warmers into the largest rubbish bin we can find and drop them in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. <br /><br />Creatures like Jones, Dolt, Hadley et al should be shackled to the Parliamentary Liars Party and chucked in a hessian bag together with a liberal amount of burley, before being dropped on a great white highway.<br /><br />I'm not really hopeful of a positive outcome; great whites are notoriously fussy about their food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-54784749180960403222011-10-08T15:55:41.691+11:002011-10-08T15:55:41.691+11:00Didn't read Crabb's piece very carefully b...Didn't read Crabb's piece very carefully but why would anyone look to AC for an assessment of an economic forum? This is surely not her patch. Anyone wanting informed commentary on the content of such a get together would be better served by journalists who understand what is under discussion. Tim Colebatch, Josh Gordon, Ken Davidson, Ross Gittins come to mind. Annabel Crabb does fine adding color and movement no-one should look to her for considered analysis of – well anything really.Doug Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101072468101492041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-85719372858170949952011-10-08T13:25:30.948+11:002011-10-08T13:25:30.948+11:00Andrew, I am not a journalist but I can recognise ...Andrew, I am not a journalist but I can recognise a media beat up. The speculation about krudd and the position of PM is causing journalists to froth at the mouth is bizarre. The Drum ran an online poll yesterday asking the very important question "Are you convinced by Kevin Rudd's denials of leadership aspirations? Yes/No". Outraged, I sent them a tweet asking why there wasn't a third choice of "Who cares?". As you can imagine, there was no response.Micksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491068971855957276noreply@blogger.com